BLACK SABBATH - Never Say Die - LP

Often deemed one of the worst Black Sabbath albums, "Never Say Die!" (1978) shows an admixture of 70s heavy metal with prog rock, featuring keyboardist Don Airey (Deep Purple, Rainbow), who gives the affair those spacey, dare one say symphonic atmospheres at times.
Abundant highlights grace this collection, such as the opening title track, the climactic "Junior's Eyes", "Johnny Blade", "Hard Road", "Shock Wave", the intense, jazzy, and beautiful "Air Dance", and the fantastic "Over to You"... wonderful songs that, unfortunately, Tony Iommi filed under lock and key, never to play them again.